MORE STORIES OF SUCCESS 



(:^--. .1^ 



A PAIR OF BIG SQUABS. 



These were bred by the Pennsylvania man whose letter is printed on this page. Note the enormous breasts 

 and their plumpness. They are world-beaters. 



STARTED IN TWO HORSE-STALLS. RAPID PROGRESS IN ELEVEN MONTHS. I sent 

 you my first order for six pairs of Extras, the birds arriving November 23, 1907, all in good 

 condition with the exception of- one, which you replaced later on. I selected the two horse- 

 Btalls in the barn as a fit place for keeping pigeons and put in the floor, windows, nests, etc., 

 according to your Manual. I succeeded in getting the first pair tu hatch within a month's time. 

 It was very cold, which somewhat hindered them in their breeding. The remaining birds were 

 all at work soon after the first and I became greatly interested in them. I had great confidence 

 in this new venture and after they were all at work, I first conceived how fast they bred. 



In the month of January, 1908, I sent my second order for eight pairs of Extras, these birds 

 arriving January 25, 1908, in good condition with the exception of one, which you so generously 

 replaced later on. This second lot of birds were all at work within two weeks after liberation. 

 They commenced to hatch so rapidly that I find I have at this date, October H, 1908, about 

 200 birds in all. These birds include the original 14 pairs and their offsprings. M>" birds are all 

 banded and I keep a careful account of each pair. I have seen quite a few birds in town classed 

 as Homers which do not near compare with the birds I bought of you. My pigeons can be seen 

 any time and people are surprised to find such a fine lot of birds. The birds which I bought of 

 you and their offsprings will easily average from, seven to nine pairs a year, and some have 

 hatched for the tenth time in less than a year. Some of the nests had three eggs in them on 

 two or three occasions. These eggs were all hatched out and I took the third young one and put 

 it in the nest of good feeding birds who raised it to a good size. 



I have weighed some of my squabs and find them one pound and over, some occasionally being 

 under one pound. 



After having read your Manual thoroughly I determined to make the feed question one of the 

 principal considerations. I use the self-feeder which you describe and recommend. I mix com 

 (which includes cracked com) and wheat in the proportions which you state in ymir Manual and 

 keep the self-feeder always plentifully supplied with it, so that the crops of their young are well 

 supplied. lalso feed the dainties such as millet, buckwheat, peas, hemp seed and sunflower 

 seeds, throwing lettuce, cabbage or parsley into the pen twice a week. The birds always have 

 rock-salt, codfish and oystershell before them. The pens are re-graveled every six weeks and 



LEETERS FROM CUSTOMERS RECEIVED BY PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB COMPANY 



280 



